Mercedes has handed F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin her first test in a Formula 1 car at Silverstone this weekend.It’s a landmark test – not just because Pin is one of only two female drivers to test an F1 car in the 2020s – but because of how highly rated Pin is. The 22-year-old joined Mercedes’ driver development programme in 2024 as part of a switch to single-seaters, having made a big impression in endurance racing. Pin finished as runner-up to Abbi Pulling in her first F1 Academy season in 2024, then returned one year later and won the title.She became an F1 development driver for Mercedes’ F1 team this year, a role she’s dovetailing with a return to full-time endurance racing in the European Le Mans Series – which s …
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Author: Josh Suttill
